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Dear subscriber, 
President’s UpdateGreetings Fans, Friends, & Heroes!
We recently completed our first quarter as a foundation, and we’ve managed to accomplish a lot in a short period of time. We’ve granted 20 wishes, encompassing all branches of the military, across 9 states at a value of $30,000. We’re not content to stop and celebrate just yet – we have a lot of work to do, and we can’t do it without your help. Each month, we’ll highlight ways that you can help in our e-newsletter. Some of these involve making donations, and others cost nothing – only a little bit of your time or just helping to spread the word in your daily travels. As a young, grass-roots movement, we need to continue to raise awareness and grow our fan base, so we can reach out and help more heroes each month! This month, you can help us on our march toward 10,000 Facebook fans, or submit an application for a deserving member of the military, who you think is deserving of a spot in Kyle Chandler’s celebrity golf tournament in Austin, TX – this is an all-expenses paid family trip to a resort in Austin for two deserving soldiers and their families. Finally, thank you so much for your support. We welcome any feedback you may have as we strive to make this newsletter more effective each month. Jeff Wells
How You Can Help This Month
Wish For Our Heroes is in the running for a $50,000 Grant from Pepsi! To win, we need your votes to finish in the top 10, and voting concludes at the end of March. You can vote EVERY day from each of your email addresses. Please vote today, and help us grant $50,000 worth of wishes for our heroes!! http://www.refresheverything.com/wish4ourheroes • Please pass this on to your friends to vote, and ask them to post it to their Facebook pages.
Wishes GrantedLast month, we granted 8 wishes worth approximately $12,000. 100% of all donations made online through our website go directly toward granting wishes. You can specify a particular wish or make a general donation, but either way, 100% of your money will go directly toward helping a military member (or family). February - Featured Wishes:
An Airman’s Family Receives Wish After Home is Burglarized and Burned Click here to read the Sprague's story. To view accounts of the other wishes granted, please click here: http://wish4ourheroes.org/wishes-granted Back to top^
Wishes to GrantFEATURED WISH
Celebrity Auction ItemsWe are fortunate to have gained the support of over 80 celebrities, all of whom have donated signed memorabilia as auction items to raise money for Wish For Our Heroes. Each week, we feature 2-3 items, so check back each week for your favorite celebrity. If you would like advance notice of an item going on sale from your favorite celebrity, email us at: krs@wish4ourheroes.org Current auction items can be found at: http://myworld.ebay.com/wish4ourheroes Back to top^
Donor of the Month
This month, we would like to thank Mark and Kim Rogers from Ready LTL in Dallas, Texas. Mark and Kim graciously make a donation each month to Wish for Our Heroes, and several wishes have been granted as a result of their generosity. Ready LTL is a logistics company that is a one-stop shop for your logistics needs. Thank you Mark & Kim! Back to top^
Volunteer of the MonthAs a volunteer organization, we rely on the help of those who have graciously donated their time and talents. Most of our day-to-day operations are conducted by volunteers, and each month we will feature one volunteer who has really stood out among their peers. This month, we would like to thank Christy from Greenwood, IN for coordinating corporate sponsorship efforts. Christy is helping lay the groundwork corporate sponsorships, which will assist in corporate donations, payroll contributions and more. Thank you, Christy, for a job well done! Back to top^
Press RoomWish For Our Heroes is in the news… 2/1/10 – FOX 59 (TV coverage of Sgt Smith’s wish at Camp Atterbury) WTTV 4 (TV coverage of Sgt Smith’s wish at Camp Atterbury) 2/4/10 – YOUR TIME WITH KIM IVERSON (RADIO) 2/18/10 – DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC (COVER STORY) Sprague wish 2/26/10 – THE LEAF-CHRONICLE (PRINT & ONLINE) Hogue wish
Next Month…Stay tuned for: o Updates on the Cripe’s wish 
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Now Accepting Wish Submissions On Our Website
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Welcome to the inaugural edition of Helping Heroes e-newsletter, dedicated to granting wishes for members of our military. Each month, we’ll keep everyone abreast of our wishes granted, future wishes, featured donors, volunteers, and ways to help out.
Ft. Campbell Soldier Will Cheer For Wildcats – Receives Wish to Attend UK Basketball Game Before Deploying to Afghanistan
After the Sprague’s home was burned, and the family relocated, Wish For Our Heroes provided the family with a new freezer from Lowes and merchandise from Wal-Mart.
This month’s featured wish is for Monica Cripe and her family. Monica, wife of Marine, David Cripe, stationed in Iraq, has been separated from her husband since June, and was pregnant at the time he left. The couple lives in a 132 year-old farmhouse that is in need of several repairs. Plagued with a leaky roof, and drafts through the house, the Cripe’s are in need of a new roof, two new windows, a bathroom floor, and partial fencing for their front yard (to keep her children off a busy road). We have volunteers standing by to start repairs mid-April (when the weather in Indianapolis improves), and we would love more! Call it EXTREME MAKEOVER – HEROES EDITION, we will take all the man-power we can get to help repair the Cripe’s home. If you would like to volunteer, please email:
